9 hrs 35 mins | Fiction | Science FictionThis collection by longtime fantasy and science fiction writer William F. Wu includes triple-award finalist “Wong’s Lost and Found Emporium,” which was adapted into a Twilight Zone episode in 1985, and eight more stories of magical places, events, and spirits. Many of the stories involve issues regarding Americans of Chinese descent, and all involve universal concerns.
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“What’s wrong with you?” she demanded. “I want to know! Why are you so callous?” She snatched up the metal container from the floor in front of me and held it wrapped in her shawl. “Tell me now!”...
This collection by longtime fantasy and science fiction writer William F. Wu includes triple-award finalist “Wong’s Lost and Found Emporium,” which was adapted into a Twilight Zone episode in 1985, and eight more stories of magical places, events, and spirits. Many of the stories involve issues regarding Americans of Chinese descent, and all involve universal concerns.
~~~~~ PG Excerpt ~~~~~
“What’s wrong with you?” she demanded. “I want to know! Why are you so callous?” She snatched up the metal container from the floor in front of me and held it wrapped in her shawl. “Tell me now!” she screamed, right in front of me.
I leaned forward and spoke, glaring into her eyes. “I came in here looking for my compassion. I lost it years ago, bit by bit. I lost it when I was eight, and other kids chased me around the playground for no visible reason—and they weren’t playing. When I started junior high and got beat up in gym class because the rest of the school was white, like my grade school. When I ran for student congress and had my posters covered with swastikas and KKK symbols. And that was before I got out into the world on my own. You want to hear about my adult life?”
I paused to catch my breath. She backed away from me.
“I’ve lost more of my compassion every year of my life for every year I can remember, until I don’t have any more. Well, it’s here, but I can’t find it.”
She stood speechless in front of me. Letting her have it all at once accomplished that much, at least.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Opening Credits |
0 mins 46 secs |
| 2. | Wong's Lost and Found Emporium |
46 mins 43 secs |
| 3. | On the Road |
26 secs |
| 4. | The Spirit From the Ninth Heaven |
1 hr 02 mins |
| 5. | Year of the Fiery Horse |
59 mins 36 secs |
| 6. | Indigo Shade Alizrin Light |
49 mins 37 secs |
| 7. | House of Cool Air |
54 mins 04 secs |
| 8. | Red Gate Highway |
45 mins 55 secs |
| 9. | Kenny |
49 mins 51 secs |
| 10. | Grid of Ice |
1 hr 18 mins |
| 11. | Missing Person |
1 hr 01 mins |
| 12. | Closing Credits |
1 mins 13 secs |
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